The Story of the Month is chosen from the Story of the Week winners announced from the past month.

The finalists for January were:

The Lost Shepherd by Bob Thurber
Reunion by Ran Walker
Egg and Soldiers by Sumitra Singam
Your Umbrella by Caroline Ashley
Murder in Fairytaleshire by Thomas Malloch

The winner of the January 2022 Story of the Month, and the $10 prize, is…

Your Umbrella